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New Book by UK Faculty Member Guides STEM Students in Career Planning
A new book co-written by Nathan Vanderford, University of Kentucky assistant professor in the Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, guides STEM graduate and postdoctoral students in their career...
Tags - Research
Posted - Jun 2Read More
UK Celebrates its 2017 Great Teacher Award Winners
Six University of Kentucky educators were named recipients of the UK Alumni Association 2017 Great Teacher Award Tuesday night.The recipients are:Richard Andreatta, College of Health Sciences - Communication...
Tags - Great Teachers Award, Toxicology and Cancer Biology
Posted - Mar 1Read More
2016 Qualifying Exam Success!
Cheers to this year’s class of doctoral students in the Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology who have successfully passed their qualifying exam!Pictured from left to right are Marco Clementino,...
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Posted - Dec 2Read More
Dr. Natasha Kyprianou Establishes Global Collaborations During Journey to Taiwan
Dr. Natasha Kyprianou, professor of Urology, Biochemistry, Pathology and Toxicology and Cancer Biology in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, recently was invited by the director of the Institute...
Tags - Graduate Center for Toxicology
Posted - Feb 9Read More
Mary Vore, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology Retires
From left to right: Drs. Kathy O’Connor, Hollie Swanson, Doug Andres, Jim Geddes, Mary Vore, Daret St. Clair and Nada Porter. Dean Fred deBeer thanking Mary for her many years of service to U.K.Acknowledging...
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Posted - Feb 1Read More
New UK Course Prepares PhDs for the Realities of a Crowded Job Market
In a recent article in the journal Nature Biotechnology, University of Kentucky Assistant Professor Nathan Vanderford and doctoral candidate Heather Norman-Burgdolf describe a course developed to help graduate...
Tags - Professional News, Faculty, Faculty Development
Posted - Jan 11Read More
Orren/Machwe Study Linking Premature Aging and Cancer Development to Defective Telomeric Recombination Featured in Nature Communications
Led by Drs. David Orren and Amrita Machwe of the Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology and the Markey Cancer Center and conducted jointly by recent Ph.D. graduate Deanna Edwards and Dr. Machwe, this...
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Posted - Oct 16Read More
Toxicology and Cancer Biology Open House
Students and Faculty in the Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology held an Open House in August to meet with incoming first year graduate students. Oral and poster presentations highlighted the varied...
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Posted - Sep 3Read More
Donghern Kim, Ph.D. selected 2nd Place Winner: Metals Specialty
Dr. Donghern Kim is selected 2nd place winner of the Metals Specialty Section Student Award in the Postdoctoral Scholar category for abstract “Chronic Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium Induced Angiogenesis via...
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Posted - Apr 21Read More
Study Translates Genetic Risk Factor into Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Strategy
What if a failed leukemia drug could reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease? A team at the University of Kentucky recently led an effort to investigate this hypothesis. Their results were published today in...
Tags - UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, Aging, Alzheimer's disease
Posted - Apr 2Read More
UK's Vanderford featured in Nature
Nathan Vanderford, assistant director for research at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and assistant professor in the Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, has a featured article on...
Tags - Graduate Center for Toxicology, Faculty, Publications
Posted - Mar 9Read More
Mary Vore, PhD receives 2014 Willard Award
Mary Vore was recently awarded the 2014 William R. Willard Award. This award is the College’s highest honor given to individuals who have made singular contributions to the College’s missions in research,...
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Posted - Nov 6Read More
Bridge to Doctorate Program Removes Barriers for Underrepresented Students in Biomedical Sciences
Growing up in the small rural town of Paintsville, Kentucky, Hilaree Frazier always loved science. She remembers that from a young age she was interested in pursing a PhD in science, but when she finished her...
Tags - Graduate Education
Posted - May 5Read More
Markey, LLS Host Third Annual 'Meet the Researchers Day'
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society hosted their third annual "Meet the Researchers Day" on Tuesday. Meet the Researchers Day is a field trip given as a prize...
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Posted - Apr 17Read More
Silent Auction Benefits Shoulder to Shoulder Clinic in Ecuador
The University of Kentucky Chapter of the International Federation of Medical Student Associations (IFMSA) will host the 10th annual Art of Healing silent auction on Wednesday, April 2. The auction will be...
Tags - Medical Education, Auction
Posted - Apr 2Read More
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